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Statistics and Probability

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2010

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Sustainable Agriculture Bibliography, Matt Bogard Jan 2010

Sustainable Agriculture Bibliography, Matt Bogard

Agriculture Department Seminar Series

An annotated bibliography related to the sustainability of biotechnology and pharmaceutical technologies used in modern agriculture.


Using R, Matt Bogard Jan 2010

Using R, Matt Bogard

Economics Faculty Publications

R is a statistical programming language with a command line interface that is becoming more and more popular every day. I have used R for data visualization, data mining/machine learning, as well as social network analysis. Initially embraced largely in academia, R is becoming the software of choice in various corporate settings.


Mathematical Themes In Economics, Machine Learning, And Bioinformatics, Matt Bogard Jan 2010

Mathematical Themes In Economics, Machine Learning, And Bioinformatics, Matt Bogard

Economics Faculty Publications

Graduate students in economics are often introduced to some very useful mathematical tools that many outside the discipline may not associate with training in economics. This essay looks at some of these tools and concepts, including constrained optimization, separating hyperplanes, supporting hyperplanes, and ‘duality.’ Applications of these tools are explored including topics from machine learning and bioinformatics.